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WILLIAM M. CAVANAUGfI-I` OF BOSEBANK, NEW YORK, ASSIG-NOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO LEATHER PRODUCTS COMPANY. INC.. 0E NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORA- TION 0F NEW YORK.

LEATHER FABRIC.

Patented Sept. itil, ligt?.

Application filed October 23, 1914. Serial No. 868,188.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, TILLIAM M. CAVA- NAUGH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rosebank, county of Itichmond, and State of New York, have in vented certain new and nseful 'Improvements in Leather Fabrics, of which the following is a specification.-

My invention relates to an improved leather' fabric. IThe main .object of my invention is to provide an improved fabric in which small pieces of leather and poor leather, which commonly go to waste, may he utilized in the making of a fabric suitable for chair seats, chair backs, baskets and manyother purposes. A further object is to vproduce a fabric composed of small pieces of leather, having consideralole elasticity or springiness, and' one which will efficiently hold its shape. Further objects, features and advantages will more clearly appear from the detailed vdescription given below, taken in connectie" with the accompanying sheet of drawings, which forms a part of this specification.

In the drawing, Figure l isa perspective view of a portion of a fabric emb dying my invention in its preferred form. plan view of a portion of the fabric. Fig. 3 is a transverse section thereof. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion of fabric illustrating a modified form and Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the arrangement of Fig. 4. n

Referring to Figs. l, 2 and 3,-6, 6 represent small elongated pieces of leather which may be obtained from very small pieces of scrap or poor leather, or imperfect pieces of leather, which would otherwise go to waste so that the grain of the leather runs parallel with the faces of the pieces of leather shown in Figs..2 and 4. The pieces of leather 6 are arranged in staggered V'relation, being preferably spaced from one another at their ends to form spaces or apertures through the fabric, between their ends,

-as shown at 7. The pieces of leather 6 are secured together by means of flat flexible metal strips'8, passing transversely through holes in the ends of the elongated pieces of leather 6 and therefore parallel With and under the grain of the leather', the strips 8 being substantially parallel with one another, so that each strip passes first through one end of one piece of leatheramd then through the opposite end of the adjoining piece of leather, &c. By using fiat strips of metal, the strips tend to prevent relative movement in any direction of one piece of leather relative to the other pieces on the same strip, whereby the fabric is given a springy effect. At the edges certain' of the end pieces at 1l may be made to' closely abut the interior pieces (i, if desired, Without providing intermediate spaces or apertures 7 at these points.

In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5, instead of using flat metal strips 8, two wire strips 9 and l0 are passed through holes in the leather pieces 6 in substantially the same manner as the flat strips 8. The two wires 9 and 10, like the flat strips 8, tend to prevent relative movement of the pieces of leather 6 with respect to one another.

From the above it will be seen that I have provided an especiallysimple and efficient fabric` in which Waste pieces of leather may be utilized to form chair seats, chair backs, baskets, and many other useful articles, and which .is pleasing in appearance as well as cheap and efficient in manufacture and use.

Although I have described my invention with respect to certain preferred embodiments thereof and in great detail, neverthe.

less, I do not desire to limit it to such details, except as clearly specified in the appended claims, since many changes and modifications may be made without departing from-the spirit and scope of my invention in its broader aspects.

Having fully and clearly described my improvements, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A fabric composed of small pieces of leather arranged in staggered relation and secured together' by metal strips passing therethrough. l

2. A fabric comprising small elongated pieces of leather arranged in staggered relation and secured together by flexible metal strips passing therethrough.

3. A fabric comprising small pieces of leather secured together by metal strips passing through holes therein.

4. A fabric'comprising small pieces of leather' secured together by metal strips passing through holes therein; and so disposed with respect to one anothenast provide spaces or apertures in the fabric between the ends of the leather pieces.

5. A fabric composed of small elongated pieces of leather arranged in staggered relation and spaced from one 4 another at their ends and secured together byiexible metal strips passing therethrough.

6. A fabric composed of small elongated pieces of leather arranged in staggeredrelation and spaced from one another at their ends and secured together by flexible metal strips passing transversely through the ends of the leather pieces.

7 A fabric composed of small elongated pieces of leather arranged in staggered relation and spaced from one another at their ends and secured together by fiexible metal strips passing transversely through the ends of the leather pieces, each strip passing first through one end' of one piece and then through the opposite end of the adjacent piece.

8. A fabric comprising small pieces of leather secured together by metal -strips -passng through holes therein, each strip passing first through one end of one piece and then through the opposite end of the adjacent piece.

9. A fabric composed of small elongated pieces of leather arranged in staggered relation and spaced from one another at their ends and secured together by flexible metal strips passing transversely through the ends of the leather pieces, each strip passing first through one end of one piece and then through the opposite end of the adjacent piece, said strips tending to prevent relative movement in any direction of one piece of leather relative to other pieces on Ithe same strip to give the fabric a springy effect.

10. A fabric comprising` small pieces of leather secured together by metal strips passing through holes therein, said strips tend- ,ing l0 prevent relative movement in any direction of one piece ot' leather relative to yone another.

strips passing therethrough, said strips being {iattened -so as to tend to prevent relative movement of the pieces with respect to 13. A fabric comprising small elongated pieces of leather'arranged in staggered relation and spaced from one another at their ends, and secured together by flexible metal strips passing tl'ierethrough.

14. A fabric comprising small pieces of leather secured together by substantially parallel metal strips passing through holes therein, the strips being connected together by the pieces of leather.

15. A fabric comprising small pieces of leather secured together by metal strips passing through holes therein in a plane sub stantially parallel with the grain of the leather. 16. A fabric comprising small pieces of leather secured together by metal strips passing through holes therein under the grain ol the leather.

ln testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM M y CAVANAUGH.

Witnesses GORHAM CROSBY, EDWIN SEGER. 

